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BurleyJim
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Posted - 06/02/2018 : 7:12:52 PM
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I'd tie that piece to the baseboard, only because I can't walk and chew gum without stubbing my foot somewhere it shouldn't be. The gate solution looks about as clean as I've seen. Well done.
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Michael Hohn
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Posted - 06/03/2018 : 09:05:04 AM
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Ditto. I would almost certainly hit it with my big foot.
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deemery
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Posted - 06/03/2018 : 12:48:05 PM
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It turns out that the hinge causes the gate part to stick out more than I thought, so I'll have to trim maybe 1/4" to 1/2" from the gate.

 Not a big deal (I have a non-ferrous metals blade for my mitre saw).
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deemery
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Posted - 06/06/2018 : 4:12:08 PM
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I bought a cheap 5/16-18 tap and tap handle, and tapped the top of the two posts. Since they were pre-drilled the right size, the tapping went easier than I expected. I also painted the footer pieces and some right-angle brackets. Tomorrow I'll probably put it all together and permanently affix the posts to the benchwork. The plan for the top screw is to cut a hole for the round head screw top and washer in the homasote (counter-sinking it), and then drill through the plywood.
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BurleyJim
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Posted - 06/06/2018 : 4:28:20 PM
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Dave,
So the bridge is a "drop down" versus a "tilt up"? That an East Coast thing?
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TRAINS1941
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Posted - 06/06/2018 : 5:19:09 PM
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My wife saw this. She wants to know were you got the rug??
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deemery
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Posted - 06/06/2018 : 5:29:17 PM
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Jim, a 'flip up' bridge would bump against the ceiling. But a drop down bridge fits nicely into the space. Another alternative would be a swing out bridge. That has some different engineering problems and would end up being more bulky, since it would bump against the big yard (once I get around to doing that part of the layout.)
Jerry, that rug was one of a set we got at Macys when they had a sale a couple months ago. (It's polypropylene, not wool.) I think there were 2 runners, 2 small area rugs and 2 larger rugs. Mostly we wanted them for the upstairs hallways, because our small dogs have problems/don't like walking on the wood floors.
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TRAINS1941
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Posted - 06/06/2018 : 7:15:26 PM
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Is the rug a Aubusson from Macy's??
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deemery
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Posted - 06/07/2018 : 08:38:18 AM
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quote: Originally posted by TRAINS1941
Is the rug a Aubusson from Macy's??
Yes, I think so.
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Posted - 06/07/2018 : 12:39:30 PM
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Thank you Dave, For giving me a fresh thought on removeable sections. I thought of lift up or out, swing up or like a door but not swing down. That could a much better approach.
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deemery
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Posted - 06/07/2018 : 5:34:26 PM
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The posts are more-or-less permanently in place.
 The screw from the benchwork into the (freshly tapped) center of the posts hold them very firmly.

Next step is to figure out how I'll prep the track. That includes priming, painting, and cutting the tie connectors underneath the rail so I can skew and "un-neaten" the ties. I'll probably nip off some tie ends, too.
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Pennman
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Posted - 06/08/2018 : 06:54:20 AM
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quote: Originally posted by TRAINS1941
My wife saw this. She wants to know were you got the rug??
Dave,
Curious, three pictures up, where did you get the plywood end table at the end of the sofa? Did that come from Macy's too?  
Nice work on the layout so far.
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BurleyJim
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deemery
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Posted - 06/08/2018 : 08:52:58 AM
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quote: Originally posted by Pennman ...Curious, three pictures up, where did you get the plywood end table at the end of the sofa? Did that come from Macy's too?   ...
No, that came from "Dave's Discount Furniture and Parts Bin" 
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deemery
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